Where the law stands, Dossier 2026/0004(BUD)
Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced Workers following an application from Belgium - EGF/2025/004 BE/Tupperware
Budget procedure (BUD): Parliament and the Council adopt the EU’s annual budget together. · First reading
A decision on EU spending: the annual budget, amending budgets or emergency funds.
Where it stands
Published as law
Completed: published in the Official Journal on 23 March 2026 and now EU law.
- Referred to committee(done) 22 January 2026
- Committee work(done) Report adopted 26 February 2026
- Tabled for plenary(done) 27 February 2026
- Plenary vote(done) Adopted 11 March 2026
- Published as law(done) 23 March 2026
Decided in plenary
11 March 2026 · decision 4
Jobs, social affairs & equality, Budget decision
Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced Workers: application EGF/2025/004 BE/Tupperware – Belgium
Passed 562 for · 53 against · 19 abstained by an overwhelming majority
AI summary:The decision releases EU funding for personalised services such as job-search assistance, training, and outplacement for the affected workers.
What changed
Latest Tabled for plenary → Adopted by Parliament
AI summary:The adopted text adds the full decision text, replacing the committee report's background and opinion sections with the formal decision. Other changes are formal or wording: spelling corrections and rephrasing without altering substance.
Committee draft → Tabled for plenary
AI summary:Adds calls for dialogue with new Tupperware representatives and for stronger industrial policy to safeguard employment. Adds requirements for evaluations based on measurable results and explores EGF sustainability in the next financial framework. Adds a formal opinion letter from the Employment Committee with background and procedural details.
Who works on it
- Lead committee
- Budgets
- The MEP who drafts the report and negotiates it on behalf of the committee.
- Jean-Marc Germain (S&D)
- An MEP who follows a report on behalf of their own group when another group holds the rapporteur.
- Céline Imart (EPP), Angéline Furet (Patriots), Olivier Chastel (Renew), Nicolae Ștefănuță (Greens), Nikolas Farantouris (The Left)
- Committees giving an opinion
- Regional Development
- Employment and Social Affairs· rapporteurJohan Danielsson (S&D)
The text, version by version
Newest first.
Adopted by Parliament· 11 Mar 2026
AI summary:Parliament approves the mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced Workers with EUR 1 622 650 for Belgium following the bankruptcy of Tupperware General Services NV, which displaced 267 workers.
Tabled for plenary· 27 Feb 2026
AI summary:Parliament approves the mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced Workers (EGF) for Belgium, following the bankruptcy of Tupperware General Services NV, providing EUR 1 622 650 to support 267 displaced workers.
Committee draft· 23 Jan 2026
AI summary:This draft report approves the mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced Workers (EGF) with EUR 1 622 650 for Belgium following 267 redundancies at Tupperware General Services NV.
Timeline
Newest first.
Outcome 1 step
23 March 2026
Published in the Official Journal
The act is now EU law.
Plenary stage 2 steps
11 March 2026
Plenary vote
Sitting of 11 Mar 2026 Report A10-0030/2026Adopted text TA10-0073/2026
27 February 2026
Report tabled for plenary
This is the text all MEPs vote on. Political groups can still table amendments to it.
Committee stage 5 steps
26 February 2026
Committee vote: report adopted
BUDG (Budgets) voted on the amendments and adopted the report that goes to plenary.
25 February 2026
Committee opinion adopted
The opinion is attached to the report for the lead committee to consider.
9 February 2026
Amendments tabled in committee
Members of BUDG (Budgets) proposed changes to the draft.
23 January 2026
Draft report published
The rapporteur’s first text in BUDG (Budgets). Members can table amendments before the committee votes.
22 January 2026
Referred to the BUDG (Budgets) committee
The lead committee prepares the report; REGI (Regional Development), EMPL (Employment and Social Affairs) give an opinion.
Official record: Legislative Observatory, 2026/0004(BUD)